Kelly Pavlik Vs Carl Froch: Arum - "Could Happen As Early As Next Jan"

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(ps- there is talk about this fight being set up as we speak/type)




On today's issue of The Steve Bunce Boxing Hour on Setanta Sports, promoter Bob Arum was an over-the-phone guest. Speaking primarily about this coming Saturday night's big welterweight clash between Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey - a fight that Arums says has sold out - the long-time promoter also revealed how a most interesting fight is currently being discussed for next year.

According to Arum, unbeaten Carl Froch, the reigning WBC super-middleweight champion, may well be hooking up with the reigning middleweight king, Kelly Pavlik in 2010. No major details were given out, but Arum did confirm that Top Rank have discussed the fight and that it could be Pavlik's next fight after he has fought Felix Sturm - the Sturm fight also being worked on at present..

Bunce asked Arum if "The Cobra" and his team have enquired about a fight against "The Ghost," and the promoter answered in the positive.

"That is absolutely correct," Arum said. "Todd DuBoeuf of Top Rank has discussed that fight and yesterday we met with HBO and talked about Pavlik fighting Felix Sturm in the fall, and early next year - perhaps as early as the end of January - Pavlik fighting Froch."

This would be one hot fight, to say the least. Both men can bang, both men are at or about their physical prime, and both warriors like to give the paying fans good action bouts. It's still early days, of course, and both men have to get past their next fight before they can think seriously of facing one another (Froch is being lined up to take on Lucian Bute or possibly Bernard Hopkins in his next big fight, whereas Pavlik looks like facing his rival at middleweight, Sturm) but if the fight can indeed be made the event figures to be pretty huge.

Would Pavlik move up to Froch's weight of 168? Would Froch drop down to 160? Or, giving it an educated guess with regards to what has the best chance of happening, the two could meet at an agreed upon catch-weight. Either way, and whether there is an alphabet world title on the line or not, this fight looks most attractive.

Arum, perhaps being pressed for time, did not mention Sergio Mora's name; the man who was originally scheduled to face Pavlik next, only to see the bout called off due to a hand injury suffered by the middleweight king. Maybe "The Latin Snake" has missed his chance? Germany's Sturm is a good enough opponent to take on Pavlik as a replacement, though. Indeed, this talked-about clash between middleweight champions would be a fight of good quality all by itself.

It is Froch-Pavlik that really gets the excitement levels up, however!

 

Tough to call, but this has FOTY candidate written all over it. I'd lean towards Pavlik over 12, maybe late KO.

 

This Fight would be outrageous.... I like Froch Over A lot of people... maybe I over rate his power so much but i think he is so strong.... and not just 1 punch power but he is really physically imposing... I think the type of power he possesses can break a lot of guys down mentally.....

but then again i might be over rating him

 

froch is just hard as fuking nails

 

Froch vs Pavlik....atsch as someone said

'' I already hear Froch fanboy....''he always take on the best, you gotta give Froch respect'' BULL**** He take on the best MIDDLEWEIGHT....he fear the beating Bute, Kessler, or Hopkin could give him. Even Pavlik should outbox him and Froch will be history''

Froch is getting more and more ridiculous...

 

do you really think pavlik could "outbox" froch though?

it will just be a competition of who can knock the other guy out faster honestly.... unless both of them are solid enough to just eat up each others **** for 12 rounds str8.... which i doubt

 

froch by KO easy call......if somebody like nard wobbled pavlik, who is not a KO artist.....imagine what froch would do....and froch has a better chin.....very easy call

 

Pavlik was able to hand Taylor with ease, so yes, i really think he can outbox Froch.

 

pavlik cant fight above 160, like i said if hopkins can wobble pavlik multiply times, froch will knock him the **** out and brutally....and froch has the better chin.

 

But Froch is most likely to take on Bute next or possibly Hopkins and has said he would be happy to fight Kessler if Kessler ever gets round to sorting himself out. Hardly affraid of that trio is he.

 

froch kos the hillbilly.

 

Pavlik looked pretty good against Taylor at 164. It's more fair to say it was Bernard Hopkins who caused him to look bad, not the higher weight.

And inre:chins, that's debatable. It took Taylor about 7/8 hard shots to drop Pavlik. He dropped Froch with one clean shot.

 

This might be a bad fight for Pavlik. I think Froch can beat him.

 

thats like saying...

Cotto Beat Shane mosley .. so Cotto will easily out box Antonio Margarito..

Froch Fights NOTHING like jermain taylor

 

but froch didnt looked hurt from that drop....pavlik looked hurt and stunned by hopkins multiply times, who is not a big puncher, froch would lay this guy out cold imo at 168.